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Indus and Dhadkan Co-Host Dandiya Diwali Celebration on Campus

The evening began with the traditional puja — a worship ritual conducted with prayers to Hindu deities. The puja was followed by dinner, catered from local Indian restaurant Masala Spice.
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Women’s Center Presents “Black Aesthetics: Representing Relations of Bodies, Land and Ecologies”

The lecture explored the representation of Black and Indigenous peoples in relation to physical landscapes in North America.
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Historian Annette Gordon-Reed Speaks About the History of Race and School Segregation in Texas

The Pulitzer Prizing-winning author promoted her latest book about the historical significance of Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating slave emancipation in the United States.
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A.S. Holds Housing Town Hall; University Announces Intent To Extend Hotel Contracts

During the meeting, administration heard out student concerns and announced their decision to extend university housing contracts
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UCSB Closes Linda Vista COVID-19 Testing Location; Plans To Implement New Testing System

The only testing site now available to students is the Loma Pelona Center.
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IVRPD and I.V. Community Reimagine Pardall Gardens

A public survey conducted by the IVRPD identified Pardall Gardens as a community priority for renovations.
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Gaucho Underground Scholars Host Formerly Incarcerated Student Day

The event included a tour of UC Santa Barbara with an emphasis on sites of activism, followed by lunch, a reentry resource fair and a ceremony honoring the ambassadors of the year.
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Ali Guajardo, Eclasia Wesley, Kayla Martensen and Levette Morales Analyze The Criminalization of BIPOC Youth in Foster Care at MCC Event

The event was moderated by Isabella Restrepo who hosted four panelists who discussed their relationship with the foster system as social workers, former foster youth or both. 
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University of California Lecturers Set To Strike This Week After Historic Vote Passes

UC-AFT will strike over the UC’s refusal to bargain over an updated parental leave policy and failure to participate in statutory impasse procedures in good faith.
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UCSB Creates Munger Mock-up in Local Warehouse

The Nexus acquired photos of the university’s Munger mock-up through an anonymous source.
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UC Lecturers Union To Hold Strike Authorization Vote Over Alleged Unfair Labor Practices Committed by the University of California

UC-AFT said there are two specific unfair labor practices that the union would strike over: refusal to negotiate over the UC parental leave policy and an unfair time constraint included in a UC contra...
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CU Boulder Historian Gives Virtual Lecture on Community Engagement and Accountability

Patricia Limerick discussed how collaboration between humanities and S.T.E.M. majors inside and outside of the classroom can move the world forward.
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UCSB Students Advocate for Campus Grocery Shuttle

The prospective program is still in its initial planning phase, and the project’s group is still looking for insight into student perspectives on a grocery shuttle service.
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University of California Lecturers Prepare To Strike as Years of Negotiations Fail To Make the Progress They Seek

After three years of bargaining and negotiations with UC management yielded little success, the UC-AFT is preparing for a strike.
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UCSB Student Faces Additional Charges of Sexual Assault

The dates of his alleged crimes from both cases range from October 2020 all the way to June 2021. 
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